Volker Türk said he had been “following developments closely” in Israel, where parliamentarians supporting the hard-line nationalist Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu passed a bill on Monday which in effect strips the Supreme Court of its power to block Government decisions. Opposition parties boycotted the vote which came after seven months of protests which…
Tel Aviv: Despite intense protests and opposition, a controversial judicial reform bill was passed in Israel. According to details, the Israeli parliament passed the judicial reform bill despite strong protests and opposition, 64 members of the ruling coalition voted in favor of the bill, while the opposition boycotted the amendment. The passage of the bill…
In Israel, voting on judicial reforms has begun in the parliament, the powers of the Supreme Court have been limited in the judicial reform bill. According to the foreign news agency, demonstrations and rallies against judicial reforms are also ongoing in Israel. Israeli police are using water cannons on protestors, many protesters have been arrested….
